The One Hundred Greatest Moments at the Olympics (100 Greatest) - Softcover

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9781903009376: The One Hundred Greatest Moments at the Olympics (100 Greatest)

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The Olympic Games in Sydney will be the sporting highlight of the year 2000 - and this colourful, accessible book tells you all you need to know about the greatest deeds in Olympic history. From Jesse Owens' four gold medals at the Berlin Games of 1936 - watched by a fuming Adolf Hitler - to Ben Johnson's disgrace at Seoul in 1988, every page and every picture tells a story.Sporting greats featured in the book include Linford Christie, Sebastian Coe, Sally Gunnell, Steve Redgrave, Roger Bannister, Fanny Blankers-Koen and Flo-Jo.With fact files detailing the records of each star, hundreds of fascinating items of trivia, plus quotes by athletes and commentators (including many hilarious on-air gaffes!), it all adds up to the ideal book for anyone wanting to warm up for this year's Games.The 100 Greatest Moments In The Olympics - easy to read, hard to put down, a sure winner.

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The greatest victories...and the most embarrassing disasters. From Jesse Owens upstaging Hitler to Ben Johnson leaving Seoul in disgrace - relive the most amazing events in an epic century of the Olympic Games

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